District signs follow national standards for traffic rules
Wallace L Braun, deputy director in charge of traffic engineering, notes that district signs align with national standards set by the Institute of Traffic, the American Association of State Highways and others. He warns of inconsistency, explains complex parking and standing rules, and outlines a forthcoming uniform sign program with seven foot height and color coding to reduce confusion. snow plows will clear areas and old signs will be removed.
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Wallace L. Braun
Department of Vehicles and Traffic
Institute of Traffic
American Association of State ‘Highways
The
American Standards Association
Public Roads Administration
Braun
Kencipp
Franklin School Orchestra and Choir to Present Spring Concert
The Franklin school orchestra under R L Meehlmann will perform Wednesday at 8 pm in Abbott Auditorium. The a cappella choir directed by Miss Helen Keith will assist. Program includes Mozart Mendelssohn Gluck Gillette Wagner. Norman Paulu will solo on violin for Mendelssohn concerto. No charge. tickets at Sanford's Hillbrunner's and Brabbit and Taylor.
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Franklin School
R. L. Meehlmann
Abbott
Helen Keith
Mozart
Mendelssohn
Gluck
Gillette
Wagner
Paulu Norman Paulu
Sanford's
Hillbrunner’s
Brabbit and Taylor
Battery E 126th Field Artillery elects leaders
Glenn McPike of Van Horne was chosen president and LeRoy Quinn of Marion was elected secretary treasurer at the Battery E 126th Field Artillery Association annual meeting in the Memorial building. The group, formerly First Iowa Artillery, plans its Aug 23 1947 30th reunion in Cedar Rapids. Memorial services for departed comrades will be held on Decoration Day.
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Glenn McPike
van Horne
LeRoy Quinn
Marion
126Th Field Artillery Association
Memorial
Battery E
First Iowa Artillery
Cedar Rapids
Morning coffee dispute ends in wife’s murder in Bethlehem
Geza Borso, 60, a retired grocer, was charged with murder after shooting his wife Geza Borso, 58, mother of eight, during a morning controversy about coffee brewing before daybreak. Detective Capt. Michael Fox and District Attorney Stanley J. Fehr reported Borso’s action followed a one hour dispute at 5:30 a.m.
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Bethlehem
Geza Borso
Michael Fox
Fox
Borso
Stanley J. Fehr
To Park Or Not to Park Signs Challenge DC Bureau
DC motor vehicle bureau engineers study 75 000 parking signs across the district after 22 years of posting. Field crews investigate legibility legality and logic of the system as confusion grows among drivers.
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Yysseington
District of Columbia Motor Vehicle Bureau
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